The term philosophy is derived from a combination of two Greek words, namely philia (love) and Sophia (wisdom) meaning love of wisdom. You may therefore, define philosophy as love of wisdom. This definition has persisted for more than two thousand years.

This course is aimed at helping you to develop the capacity to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of contexts, learn independently, collaborate with others, think critically as well as become an information literate citizen. This is a skills based course, which is taken by all the first year students across disciplines at the university.

Any motion that repeats itself in equal intervals of time is called periodic motion. If a particle in periodic motion moves back and forth over the same path, the motion is said to be oscillatory or vibratory. Oscillatory periodic systems are sources of harmonic waves. A system that executes periodic motion is under acceleration and this is the primary requirement for generating a harmonic wave.

By the end of this course the learner will be able to: Construct the real number system and apply the concept of completeness in the set of real numbers and its topology, Prove and apply theorems associated with sequences of real numbers, Classify a given series of real numbers as convergent or divergent, Discuss properties of countable and uncountable sets and Distinguish between point wise and uniform continuity of real-valued functions.

Motivation and Emotion covers areas of motivation and emotion that significantly relate to behavior and mental processes. Such areas include hunger, thirst, sex and the theories that explain the biological and psychological factors involved. An attempt is made to tie in emotional experiences with motivations for behavior.

This course description is made with appreciation of the reciprocity between Literature in English and English Language. It reflects the situation in Kenya where the two distinct subjects are integrated under the heading: English. Similarly, recent developments relating to the teaching of Literature in the modern secondary school have been adequately catered for.

In scientific research, the following terminologies are important and fundamental to the processes of data collecting, preparation, analysis, and reporting. As you will notice, not all the concepts are applicable to every case of data collection, analysis and reporting. Some of these concepts specifically apply to quantitative analysis while others are specific qualitative analysis.

This module introduces larners to the key concepts, topical issues and theories relating to sociology of development. Human societies interact in the process of fulling their basic needs as well as mobilizing to fulfill their human rights. This calls for efforts towards building a just society within the context of a sustainable development process.

This lesson deals with fundamental concepts of remote sensing. Her, remote sensing is defined as the collection of data by a device. Which is not in direct contact with the phenomena to be investigated. Other concepts that are covered by this lesson include types of remote sensing. The definition of satellites, resolution and multi-concept. The lesson is concluded with advantage and disadvantages of camera and satellite systems.

Listening is the active process of receiving and responding to spoken (and sometimes unspoken) messages. It is one of the subjects studied in the field of language arts and in the discipline of conversation analysis.

The primary aim of writing this module is to introduce students to various selected themes in African history. The module is tailored to meet the needs of distance learning undergraduate students in their second year of study. The manner in which the chapters are presented takes cognizance of the fact that students already have basic introductory knowledge in History, Archaeology and Political science.

Kozi hii itarejelea misingi ya fonetiki na fonolojia. Hizi ni taaluma za kiisimu ambazo huzingatia sauti za lugha. Isimu husimamia m tazamo wa kisayansi wa maelezo ya muundo na matumizi ya lugha. Mtazamo huu unasisitiza sifa tatu: uwazi, utaratibu na ukamilifu wa maelezo.

Fasihi simulizi ni istilahi inayotumiwa kuelezea dhana ya Fasihi itolewayo kwa mdomo bila kuandikwa. Istilahi hii ina dosari kwani neno simulizi haina maana kitu kinachonenwa (oral) bali ina maana ya kitu kinachosimuliwa (narrative). Hivyo tafsiri ya simulizi katika kiingereza ni "narrative literature" siyo oral literature.

A policy is a purposive, consistent, course of action, formulated by specific political process which is executed and enforced.

Public policy entails a set of interrelated decisions taken by a political actor or group of actors concerning the selection of goals and the means of achieving them within a specified situation where those decisions should, in principle, be within the power of those actors to achieve- William Jenkins, 1978.

This lesson introduces the concept of public finance and its historical developments dating back to the era of renowned economist Adam Smith. The principles of public finance enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya 2010 are covered as well as sources of public finance with major focus on taxation. The purpose of this lesson is to enable you understand the principles and role of public finance in a given country.

Sociology of religion is the scientific study of the ways in which culture, society and class relationships affect religion and the ways in which religion affects individuals and the social structure.

The discipline of sociology is founded on a trinity of three main pillars: social structure, social research methods and social theory. You may like to think of the discipline of sociology as a traditional African stool that stands on three legs: social structure, social research methods and social theory. Having been introduced to the discipline of sociology last semester, this course exposes you to the first pillar: social structure. As you go on with your courses in sociology you will encounter the other two pillars: social research methods and social theory. To put them in perspective: Social theory attempts to explain why things happen and how they happen. It also attempts to predict social phenomena. Social research methods deal with how sociologists come to know what they know about society and the tools that they use to test the validity of some of the predictions made by theory. Social structure attempts to explain and describe the reality of how society is constructed.

Somo hili linatoa utangulizi wa chombo hiki cha binadamu kinachoitwa lugha. kwa muda mrefu binadamu amejaribu kuelewa lugha bila mafanikio makubwa hadi mikabala ya kisayansi ilipoanza .

This is the scientific study of people in group relations. Sociologists use scientific methods in their research studies to develop a body of accurate and reliable knowledge about human relationships.